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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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