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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the 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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