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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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