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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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