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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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