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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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