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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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