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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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