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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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