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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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