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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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