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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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