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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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