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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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