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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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