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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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