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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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