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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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