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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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