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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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