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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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