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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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