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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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