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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 (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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