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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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