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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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