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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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