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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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