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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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