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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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