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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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