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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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