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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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