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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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