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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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