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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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