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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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