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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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