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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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