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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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