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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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