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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major 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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