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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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