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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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