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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing 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 sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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