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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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