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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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