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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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