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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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