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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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