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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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