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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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