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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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