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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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