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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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