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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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