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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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