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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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