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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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