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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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