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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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