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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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