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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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