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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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