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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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