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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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