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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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