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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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