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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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