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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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