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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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