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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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