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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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