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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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