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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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