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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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