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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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