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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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