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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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