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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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