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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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