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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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