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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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