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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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