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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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