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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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