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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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