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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key 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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