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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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