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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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