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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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