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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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