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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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