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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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