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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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