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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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