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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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