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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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