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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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