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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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