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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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