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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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