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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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