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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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