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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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