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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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