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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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