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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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