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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the 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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