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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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