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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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