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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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