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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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