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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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