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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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