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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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