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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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