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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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