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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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