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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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