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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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