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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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