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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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