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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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