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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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