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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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