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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources