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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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