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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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