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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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