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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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