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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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