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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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