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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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