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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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