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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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