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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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