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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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