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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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