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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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