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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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