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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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