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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive 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 educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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