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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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