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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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