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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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