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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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