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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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