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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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