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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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