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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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