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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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