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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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