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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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