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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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