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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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