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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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