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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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