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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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