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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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