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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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