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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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