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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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