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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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