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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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