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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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