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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies 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 organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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