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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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