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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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