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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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