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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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