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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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