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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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