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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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