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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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