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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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