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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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