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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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