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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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