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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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