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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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