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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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