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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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