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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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