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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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