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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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