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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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