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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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