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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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