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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the 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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