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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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