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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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