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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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