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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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