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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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