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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly 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 gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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