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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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