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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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