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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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