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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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