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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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