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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key 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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