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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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