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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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