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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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