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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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