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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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