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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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