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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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