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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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