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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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