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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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