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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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