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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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