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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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