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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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