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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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