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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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