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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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