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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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