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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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