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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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