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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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