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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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