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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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