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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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