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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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