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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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