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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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