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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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