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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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