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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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