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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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