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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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