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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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