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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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