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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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