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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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