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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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