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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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