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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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