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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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