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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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