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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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