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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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