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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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