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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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