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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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