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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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