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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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