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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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