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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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