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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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