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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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