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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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