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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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