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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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