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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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