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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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