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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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