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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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