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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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