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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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