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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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