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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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