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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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