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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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