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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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