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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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