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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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