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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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