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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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