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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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