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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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