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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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