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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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