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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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