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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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