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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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