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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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