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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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