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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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