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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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