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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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