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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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