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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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