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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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