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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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