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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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