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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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