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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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