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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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