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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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