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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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