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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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