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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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