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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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