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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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