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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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