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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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