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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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