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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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