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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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