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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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