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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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