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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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