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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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