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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring 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 stimulating new book also reviews the key 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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