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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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