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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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