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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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