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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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