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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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