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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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