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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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