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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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