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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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