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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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