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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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