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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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