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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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