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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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