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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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