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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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