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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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