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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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