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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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