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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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