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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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