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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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