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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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