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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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