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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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