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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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