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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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