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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the 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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