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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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