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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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