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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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