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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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