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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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