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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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