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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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