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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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