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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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