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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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