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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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