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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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