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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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