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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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