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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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