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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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