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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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