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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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