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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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