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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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