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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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