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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire 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 subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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