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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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