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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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