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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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