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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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