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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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