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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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