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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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