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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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