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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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