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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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