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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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