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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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