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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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