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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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