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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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