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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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