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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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