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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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