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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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