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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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