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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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