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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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