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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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