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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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