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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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