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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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