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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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