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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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