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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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