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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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