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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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