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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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