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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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