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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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