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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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