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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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