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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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