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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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