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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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