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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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