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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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