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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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