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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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