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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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