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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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