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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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