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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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