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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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