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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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