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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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