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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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