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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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