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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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