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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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