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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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