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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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