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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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