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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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