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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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