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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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