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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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