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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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