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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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