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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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