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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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