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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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