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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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