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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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