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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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