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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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