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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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