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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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