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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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