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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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