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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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