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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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