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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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