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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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