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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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