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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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