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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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