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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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