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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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