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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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