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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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