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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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