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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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