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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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