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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important 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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