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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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