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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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