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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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