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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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