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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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