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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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