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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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