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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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