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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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