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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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