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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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