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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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