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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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