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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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