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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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