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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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