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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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