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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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