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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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