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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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