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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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