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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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