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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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