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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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