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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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