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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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