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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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