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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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