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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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