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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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