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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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