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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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