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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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