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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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