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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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