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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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