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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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