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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies 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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