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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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