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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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