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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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