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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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