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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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