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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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