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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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