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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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