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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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