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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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