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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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