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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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