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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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