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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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