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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not 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 online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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