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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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