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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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