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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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