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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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