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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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