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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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