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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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