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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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