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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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