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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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