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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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