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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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